Chapter Forty-Nine: Assault (Newcomers Seek Collection)
"Three-point team, give me to withstand the attack, if the defense line collapses, I will ask you."
"Detachment Six, go up to fill the void and concentrate fire on the NF."
"Havana, you didn't keep clamoring to attack, now I'll give you a chance! If you can't capture the meteorite belt in an hour, you can think about the future! ”
"Zavarihi, I order you to attack the NF for me! What do you mean that your troops are suffering heavy losses and cannot continue the attack? Where did all your previous offensive spirit go? I'm telling you, even if your troops are exhausted today, you must maintain an offensive posture, and if you can't beat it, you'd better die on the battlefield. ”
Vlasov slapped the three-dimensional star map, damn, I didn't expect the NF fleet to be so powerful in a fight, the defense line he worked so hard to arrange was shaken in just one hour, and what was even more infuriating was that the NF fleet was not fully attacked, and a considerable part of the fleet was still left in the defensive circle of the meteorite belt, and his troops could not quickly overcome the defensive circle in a short time.
Judging from the current operational situation, only by quickly destroying the NF can the morale of the NF fleet be damaged and have a certain impact on the command of the NF fleet. But in reality, it was that easy, the NF battleship had a range greater than any rebel warship, and the NF did not attack alone, and the surrounding escort fleet was as many as four municipal fleets.
Vlasov tried to order three municipal fleets to break into the range of fire of the defensive ring and concentrate fire on the NF, but was repulsed by ferocious fire. In a hurry, Jenny gave a set of plans: the attacking force was temporarily withdrawn, and a temporary defensive line was established to block the counterattack of the NF fleet, and at the same time, the two wings of troops commanded by Zavarihi and General Havana flanked the defensive circle, as long as the defensive circle was taken, the NF fleet would be a carp on the shore and could not get up.
However, the shortcomings of this battle plan are that the rebel forces are not the NF fleet, and the rebels only have one ship, that is, the flagship where Vlasov stays, with a shipboard microbrain, and the other warships can only use dull shipboard computers for targeting and attacking, and the implementation of orders from superiors is not as effective as the NF fleet. Therefore, even if the rebel fleet is superior to the NF fleet in terms of strength and firepower, the rebels are almost in a position of complete defeat in terms of hit rate and tacit cooperation.
"Puff, dissipate your anger, you can't achieve good results by directing the battle so irritably." A robot brought a cup of steaming tea, and the aroma of tea filled the command, slightly easing some of the tension in the command. The robot gently massaged Vlasov's temples with soft tentacles.
"I detected some landing ships taking off from the NF, the target is not clear, Nini, do you need to send troops to intercept it?"
"Hahaha, it seems that the NF fleet is not having a good time, even such a thing as a landing ship was sent, isn't this sending us to death? All troops were ordered to intensify their attacks, and the other side could not hold on for long. Vlasov, quietly feeling the comfort in his temples, replied casually. Indeed, a few landing ships are just a few landing ships, whether they want to attack without attacking, whether they want to defend without defense, and they are not as maneuverable as Vulture fighters, and it is almost impossible to get close to his fleet. However, for the sake of safety, he still ordered the landing ships of several Haoyue-class cruisers and more than a dozen Vulture-class fighters on the flagship to take off to intercept them, at least to ensure that the landing ships of the other side could not approach his fleet.
"Everyone fasten their seat belts, the road will be very bumpy, no landing ship will be allowed to retreat without my orders, and all landing ships that fall behind me, no matter how many survives after the battle, will be executed."
These were the last words Yang Jingzhong said before flying out of the battleship, and after speaking, his landing ship took off first and flew towards the rebel flagship, and the other landing ships also took off in turn, rushing towards the target.
Prior to this, the NF had arrived at the designated position and began to attack the rebel Central Fleet centered on the flagship, and after repelling two rounds of rebel attacks and confirming that the remaining rebel warships had returned to their initial positions, Yang Jingzhong ordered all the landing ships to take off. Several Meteorite-class destroyers used themselves as cover to clear the way for the landing fleet. When the destroyers were damaged one by one and withdrew from the battle, the rest of the way was left to the landing fleet itself.
"Sir, the radar shows a large number of enemy warplanes and landing ships directly ahead."
"All landing ships open their weapons and prepare to counterattack, all units maintain formation, and those who leave the formation without authorization will be dealt with by military law." Yang Jingzhong tore a piece of chewing gum and chewed it in his mouth, which he snatched from Conrad's hand.
Originally, he didn't want to take Conrad to perform this task together, but Conrad had to die begging for nothing, saying that he could get a lot of wages for performing this kind of task no matter whether he completed it or not, and it happened that his family conditions were not good, so he had been looking forward to performing this kind of task, and he finally waited for one time, but he couldn't waste the opportunity in vain.
Seeing that he said so sincerely and the harmless eyes of the humans and animals, Yang Jingzhong had no choice but to let him come along, but chewing gum, a stress-relieving thing, had to be handed over a little.
A total of 16 escort carrier-based Vulture-class fighters sent by the NF were divided into four teams to surround the landing fleet. Seeing the rebels' interception force approaching, the Vulture-class fighter plane immediately pounced on it and fought with the rebels.
This wave of interceptors is said to be a mixed force of fighters and landing ships, but in fact, there are only five Vulture-class fighters, and the rest are all landing ships with thin skins and large stuffing. Moreover the fighters of the rebels were far inferior to the NF fleet, both in terms of mechanical quality and the combat qualities of their pilots.
The rapid-fire laser cannon destroyed the rebel fighters and easily tore through the armor shells of the landing ships, which were mainly responsible for transportation tasks and had some attack capabilities, and the landing ships were no match for the vulture fighters.
However, the opposing fighters still caused considerable losses, and a wounded fighter plane dragged billowing smoke, rushed to the side of the landing fleet, and killed a landing ship full of landing fighters before the landing fleet's self-defense fire destroyed it.
All 50 marines on board died in an instant, and their bodies were blown into space by the air currents and crashed into the portholes of the subsequent landing ships.
Yang Jingzhong looked back at everyone's faces, and sure enough, most people had a trace of fear on their faces, but now, whether it is retreating or advancing, the probability of death is almost half open, rather than dying on the way to retreat, it is better to give it a go.
Vlasov also sensed that something was wrong, the target of these landing ships looked like his flagship, and the allocation of so many valuable fighters to escort it showed that the other party must have hidden something in the landing ship, if they landed on their own flagship, then he probably couldn't eat and walked away.
As a means of remedy, Vlasov also let go, ten Dust-class reconnaissance ships drove out of the defense line, as long as all these landing ships were destroyed, even if all the reconnaissance ships were destroyed, it would not matter.
Seeing these reconnaissance ships, Yang Jingzhong also sweated in his heart, if only one or two reconnaissance ships were okay, the Vulture-class fighters would be solved with a set of fire, but this is ten, and the weak firepower of the Vulture-class fighters could not destroy all the reconnaissance ships at the first time, as long as there was one close-quarters, their nine landing ships would be all over.
Just as Yang Jingzhong was about to order the fleet to disperse and break through, a raindrop of laser beams crossed the fleet and smashed on the two dust-class reconnaissance ships that bore the brunt of the attack, the shield of the battleship was instantly broken, and the laser penetrated the dust-class armor and detonated the ammunition depot, and the two battleships caught fire and exploded in an instant. Immediately afterwards, another huge pillar of light swept past the fleet, and the three reconnaissance ships directly hit by the pillar of light completely evaporated before they could react, and the pillar of light was still unimpeded, directly hitting the rebel flagship, making a big gap in the protective shield.
Needless to say, this shot was definitely fired by the NF, if it weren't for the fact that Yang Jingzhong couldn't get out of the landing fleet now, otherwise he would definitely give Georgi's old guy a big hug. This is a timely time, not only to solve the threat of the landing ship, but also to encourage the Marines - you are not fighting alone, you have a group of comrades behind you to protect you!
Yang Jingzhong ordered all landing ships to be overloaded with engines, and the shield of the opponent's flagship had been notched, this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and he wanted to seize this opportunity created by the NF with precious energy, and rushed to the rebel flagship in one go.
"General, do you really think those people will succeed?" In NF Command, the Chief of Staff asked with a frown.
"Oh? Why, weren't you also infected by his words in the first place? Don't believe it now? Georgi rarely changed the wine to tea, not because he was nervous, but because he didn't want to make any mistakes that would lead to Yang Jingzhong's death. After all, this was an appointment between him and Tang Jinglan.
"It's not that I don't believe it, I have thought about the battle plan he proposed, and there is no problem, but I can't figure it out about the use of landing ships, and I don't think this kind of death behavior makes any sense."
"Don't understand? Then I'll explain it to you," Georgi set the glass aside, "because this is the only way to make the other party think that we are at the end of our rope and have to strike with all our might." From what I know about Vlasov, he will not avoid the real and attack the weak, and even if he knows that we are attacking with all his might, he will not abandon the existing position and temporarily retreat, but rely on the temporary defensive line and our toughness. But the other side has time to spend on us, we don't have that much time, with our current firepower, it is difficult to directly destroy the opponent's flagship, and when the meteorite belt defense ring is overcome, our army will only be completely annihilated. Now only by desperately landing on the enemy's flagship, seizing and controlling the enemy's flagship, and disrupting Vlasov's command no matter how bad it is, can we reduce the consumption of time and the battle damage of the fleet as much as possible. ”
"However, you might as well choose a calm general, isn't it a little inappropriate to bet the fate of the whole fleet on his stunned young man who has not graduated from a military academy?"
"On the contrary, the more calm the general, the less daring he is to carry out this very bold task, and only a young man like him, who is eager to prove himself and make meritorious contributions, can increase the success rate of the mission." Georgi stood up and looked at the battlefield where energy beams and railshells were intertwined, "If his action fails, then even if I want to fire at him with my own hands, I will not hesitate to give the order." But all we need to do now is to believe in Him! ”